Getting started

This guide takes you from a fresh wallet to a confirmed swap and an active LP position in about ten minutes.

1. Add Lightchain to your wallet

The simplest path is to click Connect wallet in the top-right of the app — Reown / WalletConnect will offer Lightchain as a one-tap network add for supported wallets. To add it manually:

Lightchain Mainnet

Lightchain Testnet

Mainnet is the default network. Use the network switcher inside the wallet menu to move between Mainnet and Testnet.

2. Get LCAI

LCAI is both the native gas token and the base trading asset. Bridges and exchange withdrawal options are listed on lightchain.ai. You'll need a small balance — a few cents' worth — to pay gas on every transaction.

Testnet LCAI is free — request it from the Lightchain testnet faucet on lightchain.ai. Useful for kicking the tires before you risk mainnet funds.

3. Your first swap

1. Open the app at hikariswap.com.
2. Pick the token to sell (default: LCAI).
3. Pick the token to buy.
4. Enter an amount. The quote updates instantly.
5. Review Min received under the input — that's the floor that your slippage tolerance allows.
6. Click Swap, sign in your wallet, and wait for the transaction to confirm.

The first time you swap a non-native ERC-20 you'll need a one-time approve transaction for that token. The button reflects this — it will read Approve <SYMBOL> first, then Swap.

4. Provide liquidity

1. Go to /liquidity/add.
2. Pick the two assets in the pair.
3. Enter an amount on either side — the other side auto-fills at the pool's current price.
4. Approve each token if needed, then click Supply liquidity.

You'll receive LP tokens representing your share of the pool. Holding them earns a pro-rata share of the 0.25% LP fee on every swap routed through that pair. See Fees for the full breakdown.

5. Withdraw liquidity

1. Go to /liquidity/remove.
2. Pick the same pair.
3. Use the percent shortcuts or type a value to choose how many LP tokens to burn.
4. Approve the LP token if needed, then click Remove liquidity.

You'll receive both underlying assets back, including your share of all accrued fees up to that block.

6. Deploy a token (optional)

If you want to launch your own LC20, visit /generator and pick one of the four archetypes: Standard, Mintable, Burnable, or Tax. Each has a flat LCAI creation fee. See Token Generator for the full parameter list and guarantees.

7. Lock or burn LP (optional)

For projects launching new pools, /lock lets you either time-lock LP tokens in the audited HikariLocker vault or burn them permanently to a dead address. Both produce verifiable on-chain proof of liquidity. See Lock.

Track everything in one place

Your active LP positions, locked positions, and tokens you've deployed are all surfaced at /portfolio.